Cascades at Mont Gleason
Advanced · 894 m long with 179 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.
20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
894 mlength
179 mvertical
347 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Cascades is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Cascades
Lifts that reach the top: 2-Quadruple Laurent-Lemaire (skiing novice terrain to get there); 1-Quadruple no.1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); 3-Double (skiing novice terrain to get there); Arbalètes (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tapis-magique (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed drag lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Arbalètes
- Ski Cascades (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins 2a, 1b. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arbalètes (1 min), 3-Double (2 min), 2-Quadruple Laurent-Lemaire (2 min).
See Cascades on the 3D mapAll runs at Mont GleasonMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.